2027 Tour de France in UK

[Blazing Saddles]

Most importantly, it used to be the home of me.

I've not been there for years.

It’s changed a bit. Most noticeably the big gap in the high street, where Richards used to be. It was burnt to the ground a few months ago.

 

[Dogtrousers]

It’s changed a bit. Most noticeably the big gap in the high street, where Richards used to be. It was burnt to the ground a few months ago.

Oh my gawd. I used to work in Richards on the ironmongery counter. If you bought a screwdriver there in about 1979 and were served by a gangly gormless English teenager - that was me.

 

[T4tomo]

It’s changed a bit. Most noticeably the big gap in the high street, where Richards used to be. It was burnt to the ground a few months ago.

Oh my gawd. I used to work in Richards on the ironmongery counter. If you bought a screwdriver there in about 1979 and were served by a gangly gormless English teenager - that was me.

You didn't leave a soldering iron on did you?

 

[Pross]

Most importantly, it used to be the home of me.

I've not been there for years.

Most importantly, it used to be the home of me.

I've not been there for years.

Born and bred there hence my suggestion of it being a stage town.

 

[Pross]

Oh my gawd. I used to work in Richards on the ironmongery counter. If you bought a screwdriver there in about 1979 and were served by a gangly gormless English teenager - that was me.

I was in there regularly in those days but mainly in the toy department although we used to go to the bit out the back of the ironmonger section to get bits of packaging for pet bedding. My uncle worked in that section in more recent years before it closed.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I was in there regularly in those days but mainly in the toy department although we used to go to the bit out the back of the ironmonger section to get bits of packaging for pet bedding. My uncle worked in that section in more recent years before it closed.

Do you remember Charlie? He was a curmugeonly old guy who would hand-cut certain types of key, do tool repairs and other odd jobs. The bit out the back of the ironmongers was where he had his workshop. So while you were getting your pet bedding he may have stuck his head out to swear at you.

We younger members of staff were all a bit scared of him. I think the only words he spoke to me was when I took some mortice lock keys to him to be cut and said "they want 3 copies of each" to which he replied "greedy bastards".

He was probably a perfectly nice bloke, but that's my memory.

 

[Pross]

Do you remember Charlie? He was a curmugeonly old guy who would hand-cut certain types of key, do tool repairs and other odd jobs. The bit out the back of the ironmongers was where he had his workshop. So while you were getting your pet bedding he may have stuck his head out to swear at you.

We younger members of staff were all a bit scared of him. I think the only words he spoke to me was when I took some mortice lock keys to him to be cut and said "they want 3 copies of each" to which he replied "greedy bastards".

He was probably a perfectly nice bloke, but that's my memory.

I think I vaguely remember him, I've got recollections of some bloke wearing a blue overall jacket.

 

[Binky]

I'll be definitely heading out and watching from roadside.

 

[VinSumRox]

Looking forward to seeing it in Edinburgh, not too far away!

 

[wakemalcolm]

The clowncil have today announced that they've agreed to pony up the GBP1.7m for the tour to start in Edinburgh.
Funding will come from the visitor levy, and, heaven forbid, should this publicly funded project overspend, the Scottish Government are on the hook.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I’m still not entirely counting my chickens on this, I can imagine there are plenty of obstacles that could still derail it before it happens. But yes, if it does come here for the Grand Depart, wow, that will be amazing. I still can’t quite believe that ‘we’, alright, our neighbours, had the Worlds just a few years ago, and now, hopefully, this. Almost makes living in Edinburgh worthwhile. Almost.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

I’m still not entirely counting my chickens on this, I can imagine there are plenty of obstacles that could still derail it before it happens. But yes, if it does come here for the Grand Depart, wow, that will be amazing. I still can’t quite believe that ‘we’, alright, our neighbours, had the Worlds just a few years ago, and now, hopefully, this. Almost makes living in Edinburgh worthwhile. Almost.

I'll just remark that you've posted this in earlyish September, before the wind has picked up properly and before the temperature has dropped. It's like a knife through the ribs in November.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Presumably the Edinburgh start is dependent upon the stages in England and Wales getting the fundings and approvals. I’ve not heard anything about these, are these confirmed or still in the balance ?

 

[stage hunter]

Presumably the Edinburgh start is dependent upon the stages in England and Wales getting the fundings and approvals. I’ve not heard anything about these, are these confirmed or still in the balance ?

I would think all that was sorted first. The Welsh government are regular TOB hosts (long term contract in place) and were widely quoted in the press releases. Ive not heard anything which suggests that there is a funding issue.